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Income in Dolphin Heads

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly family incomes of $3,708 make Dolphin Heads one of the wealthiest areas in its class. The typical household earns far more than the national and state figures, marking this as a high-income pocket of the region.

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📍 Dolphin Heads, Suburb / Locality

Where Dolphin Heads sits — Median household income (weekly)

$2,833 ▲ +9.8%
  • $500–$607: 251 areas
  • $607–$714: 144 areas
  • $714–$821: 425 areas
  • $821–$929: 720 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 656 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dolphin Heads — higher than 94% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Dolphin Heads$2,833
4740, QLD $1,839
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly personal income is $1,418, which is far above the national figure of $805. Household and family incomes follow a similar pattern, both sitting among the highest for similar areas.

$1,418 ▲ +23.1%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,152
  • 2016: $1,021
  • 2021: $1,418

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$2,833 ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $2,580
  • 2016: $2,192
  • 2021: $2,833

Median total household income per week.

$3,708 ▲ +34.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $2,750
  • 2016: $2,694
  • 2021: $3,708

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are common here, with 33% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far above the 12.5% national average. Similarly, 40.1% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the Queensland figure.

Household income distribution

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In Dolphin Heads, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 40%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (13%).

Personal income distribution

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Dolphin Heads splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Dolphin Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30860/dolphin-heads/topic/income